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19 Nov 2018

鈥淏uild an e-car that鈥檚 at least half as sexy as a Tesla,鈥漞conomy minister Altmaier tells German carmakers

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Germany鈥檚 economy and energy minister Peter Altmaier has urged the country鈥檚 mighty carmakers to finally 鈥渂uild an e-car that鈥檚 at least half as sexy as a Tesla,鈥 the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reports. At a high-level debate with Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, Altmaier said that 鈥淕erman cars always used to be sexy鈥 and that he finds himself asking if this would continue to be the case in light of the shift to e-cars. 鈥淵ou could definitely come up with a few fresh ideas as far as the attractiveness of your e-cars goes,鈥 Altmaier said.  He added that German carmakers were still 鈥渁bsolutely great in developing, building, and selling high-class vehicles,鈥 and could catch up with competitors from the US or Asia.

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